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VOLUME 30 ISSUE 39 WHATS INSIDE Q VALLEY WEATHER Calendar-Checkoutupcoming Homecoming Events. Page 2 See our o c to c X 3J C TODAY: Snow High 27 Low 15 ELBUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE riff i Friday - f - Snow High 28 Low 1 5 daily updated calendar at netXnews.net Weekend Snow High 28 Low 1 5 I t ! i t; f !. ! ! ) V j :i j ! ; l iJL i, -L i i i I t I g a fl ft - -j i t a s i 1 . ' 001110! UVSC Basketball USC rises to the occasion luring homecoming weekend See page 10 mn uonos Does UVSC embrace diversity Of reject it? See more on page 6 Holidays Are holidays becoming so commercialized that we forget Wfoy we are celebrating? See more on page 8 r - , 7 Flliinrmrl in riuyy&u 111 News Briefs by Andrew Crowley Kmart seeks bankrupcy protection Detroit, Michigan Kmart Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection today after struggling in the competitive discount market against rivals like Wal-Mart and Targets Four dead in India shootout Calcutta, India Heavily armed gunmen killed four Indian police officers today at a U.S. government cultural center, and Indian officials called the slay-ings a terrorist attack, saying a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group claimed responsibility. Children allegedly torch home in plot Columbus, Ohio A plot by an 11-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister to stab their strict grandmother and two siblings to death and then burn the house down failed when the early morning fire woke one sibling up, authorities said. The children were held overnight in a juvenile detention center. Lawyers for the pair entered innocent pleas Tuesday in juvenile court to delinquency counts of aggravated arson. If convicted, they could be held in state custody until age 21. Court won't hear death benefits case Washington D.C. The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to consider expanding special death benefits to law officers who commit suicide over job stress. Court to consider felon gun rights Washington D.C. The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider stopping federal judges from restoring gun rights to convicted felons. The intervention comes at the request of the Bush administration, angry that a Texas man convicted of a felony in Mexico convinced a court that he should be able to own a gun. Felons are barred from carrying guns after their release from prison, but they can ask the government for anexception. Go to www.netxnews.net and cast your vote for How well does UVSC do in accepting other's beliefs? Stay tuned for the latest On Campus episode hosted by Matt Eastin and Brittany Wiscombe. Find out what went on during Homecoming week. feT fcb PD&imimDinig What an internship can do for you By Swen R. Howard OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF An undiscovered opportunity awaits those motivated and adventurous individuals looking for an experience that will change their lives. No, this is not a lure referring to aget-rich-quick scheme. It also does not refer to the perilous, but adrenilin-pumping parachuting from thousands of feet above the earth, or perhaps navigating the whitecaps of the Green River (although these activities are certainly highly recommended). While this particular opportunity does not juxtapose the thrill against the threat to one's safety, it does provide some of the same adrenilin rushes and, more importantly, career-building opportunities that can be priceless building blocks for the bright future of any ambitious UVSC student. This opportunity referred to, of course, is the grandest of treasures, found in doing an internship. Little seems to be known about internships here on UVSC's campus though, although some few UVSC students have been privileged enough to have experienced them. When asked about internship opportunities, many UVSC students did not know much about them, or even that they could be coordinated here on campus and, in many instances, fulfill school credit hours. Of those interviewed, part of those lucky few who have participated in internships, it appears many of them often first found out about the possibilities through friends, parents, or other acquaintances who had previous knowledge about them and how to apply for internship positions. Upon closer examination, one finds a wealth of choices stretching across the wide gamete of career avenues business, government, and non-profit organizations, to name just a few of the varied types of internships available. In practically every sector of our society there are internship opportunities, waiting for eager students who are willing to search them out, apply for them, and find themselves having the time of their young lives. When asked about internship possibilities and the opportunity surrounding them.J.Paul Jmtit former Press Secretary for United States Senator Orrin G. Hatch and an instructor at UVSC teaching Journalism courses, said, "I have nothing bad to say about internships. I think internships are great! You will meet people, learn how to work with deadlines, and gain experience that is invaluable." He went on to say, "My experience was mainly with the press. I worked for Senator Hatch for 20 years as his Press Secretary and had three interns a year ... so you can count them. Many of my interns went on to very "internships" continued on page 3 V COURTESY PHOTO As an Intern you can gain valuable on-the-job experience in a casual atmosphere. Legislature opens with quick passage of bills By Patty Henetz ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Senate on Monday advanced 14 bills and the House of Representatives unanimously defeated a proposed $10-a-day raise for themselves on the first day of the 2002 Legislative General Session. "That's a pretty heavy schedule for the first day," said Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy, just before adjourning. "We normally don't pass any bills." ( , Indeed, because the 2002 Legislature will f be cut in two and shortened to make time for the 2002 Olympics, much , of the pageantry that normally consumes the opening day was compressed into the start of courtesy photo the morning jne state legislature voted down a floor sessions. $iQday raise on Monday. The first hour of the Senate's opener was Iighthearted, with the singing of "Happy Birthday" and a high-school chorale's rendition of "Home on the Range" and "God Bless America." The Rev. France Davis of Salt Lake City's Calvary Baptist Church visited both chambers with the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission to commemorate the slain civil rights leader's birthday, now a national and state holiday. When the guests left, Mansell cautioned fellow senators to control their tempers during the lawmaking session. In dealing with the public and each other, Mansell urged them "to make the real effort to ask the right questions in a way that is not hos- tne. In the House of Representatives, J H too, Speaker - Marty Stephens' "I address was , laced with "J y including a warning about "the increasing trivialization of religious beliefs and morals in our society." "The more we, in the name of political correctness or accommodation, deny this nation's reliance on a divine being, the more we jeopardize the very foundation of our system of government," said Net Spot THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN: NewsPolitics www.washingtonpostcom www.foxnews.com wwwjp.org msn.com netxnews.net Entertainment: fandango.com sundance.org utahvalleymusic.com moviefone.com 'Music Online: grokster.com liquidaudio.com morpheous.com Student helfx: info-trac.com fastweb.com google.com lycos.com 'Sports uvsc.eduathletics espn.com nhl.com espn.go.com nba.com wnba.com I320kfan.com foxsports.com Supreme Court to consider census practice of estimating household size By Anne Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether census takers may estimate the size of one household based on that of its neighbors, an inexact technique critics say flouts the Constitution's requirement for an "actual enumeration." The household estimation method is used as a last resort when census workers repeatedly fail to find , , , , . anyone home. The court will 'Jrtfl A hear an appeal from Utah, which claims that methods used in the 2000 census robbed the state of one of its congres sional seats. The court also wants both sides to give their views on whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the case. "I'm elated Utah will finally have its day in court," Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said Tuesday. "I always told everyone we had a case and that the Supreme Court would hear it." i The supreme court will decide II the 2000 Census was accurate. If the justices conclude that they do not have jurisdiction, the decision of a lower court against Utah would stand. The court is expected to hear the case by next fall, and its ruling would not affect races to fill congressional seats in the November election. Utah lost a separate census challenge last year, when the high court refused to hear complaints that the census wrongly excluded "X Mormon missionaries working overseas. In the latest Utah case, a panel of three federal judges voted 2-1 in November to s dismiss the state's m lawsuit challenging ' " the household esti-mation tech- C0UHTEST PHOTO The lower court said it is reasonable to assume that households in the same neighborhood will be of similar size. In its appeal to the Supreme Court, the state argued that the phrase "actual enumeration" means the Constitution's framers specifically ruled out "Census" continued on page 5

VOLUME 30 ISSUE 39 WHATS INSIDE Q VALLEY WEATHER Calendar-Checkoutupcoming Homecoming Events. Page 2 See our o c to c X 3J C TODAY: Snow High 27 Low 15 ELBUEN PANO EN EL ARCA SE VENDE riff i Friday - f - Snow High 28 Low 1 5 daily updated calendar at netXnews.net Weekend Snow High 28 Low 1 5 I t ! i t; f !. ! ! ) V j :i j ! ; l iJL i, -L i i i I t I g a fl ft - -j i t a s i 1 . ' 001110! UVSC Basketball USC rises to the occasion luring homecoming weekend See page 10 mn uonos Does UVSC embrace diversity Of reject it? See more on page 6 Holidays Are holidays becoming so commercialized that we forget Wfoy we are celebrating? See more on page 8 r - , 7 Flliinrmrl in riuyy&u 111 News Briefs by Andrew Crowley Kmart seeks bankrupcy protection Detroit, Michigan Kmart Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection today after struggling in the competitive discount market against rivals like Wal-Mart and Targets Four dead in India shootout Calcutta, India Heavily armed gunmen killed four Indian police officers today at a U.S. government cultural center, and Indian officials called the slay-ings a terrorist attack, saying a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group claimed responsibility. Children allegedly torch home in plot Columbus, Ohio A plot by an 11-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister to stab their strict grandmother and two siblings to death and then burn the house down failed when the early morning fire woke one sibling up, authorities said. The children were held overnight in a juvenile detention center. Lawyers for the pair entered innocent pleas Tuesday in juvenile court to delinquency counts of aggravated arson. If convicted, they could be held in state custody until age 21. Court won't hear death benefits case Washington D.C. The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to consider expanding special death benefits to law officers who commit suicide over job stress. Court to consider felon gun rights Washington D.C. The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider stopping federal judges from restoring gun rights to convicted felons. The intervention comes at the request of the Bush administration, angry that a Texas man convicted of a felony in Mexico convinced a court that he should be able to own a gun. Felons are barred from carrying guns after their release from prison, but they can ask the government for anexception. Go to www.netxnews.net and cast your vote for How well does UVSC do in accepting other's beliefs? Stay tuned for the latest On Campus episode hosted by Matt Eastin and Brittany Wiscombe. Find out what went on during Homecoming week. feT fcb PD&imimDinig What an internship can do for you By Swen R. Howard OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF An undiscovered opportunity awaits those motivated and adventurous individuals looking for an experience that will change their lives. No, this is not a lure referring to aget-rich-quick scheme. It also does not refer to the perilous, but adrenilin-pumping parachuting from thousands of feet above the earth, or perhaps navigating the whitecaps of the Green River (although these activities are certainly highly recommended). While this particular opportunity does not juxtapose the thrill against the threat to one's safety, it does provide some of the same adrenilin rushes and, more importantly, career-building opportunities that can be priceless building blocks for the bright future of any ambitious UVSC student. This opportunity referred to, of course, is the grandest of treasures, found in doing an internship. Little seems to be known about internships here on UVSC's campus though, although some few UVSC students have been privileged enough to have experienced them. When asked about internship opportunities, many UVSC students did not know much about them, or even that they could be coordinated here on campus and, in many instances, fulfill school credit hours. Of those interviewed, part of those lucky few who have participated in internships, it appears many of them often first found out about the possibilities through friends, parents, or other acquaintances who had previous knowledge about them and how to apply for internship positions. Upon closer examination, one finds a wealth of choices stretching across the wide gamete of career avenues business, government, and non-profit organizations, to name just a few of the varied types of internships available. In practically every sector of our society there are internship opportunities, waiting for eager students who are willing to search them out, apply for them, and find themselves having the time of their young lives. When asked about internship possibilities and the opportunity surrounding them.J.Paul Jmtit former Press Secretary for United States Senator Orrin G. Hatch and an instructor at UVSC teaching Journalism courses, said, "I have nothing bad to say about internships. I think internships are great! You will meet people, learn how to work with deadlines, and gain experience that is invaluable." He went on to say, "My experience was mainly with the press. I worked for Senator Hatch for 20 years as his Press Secretary and had three interns a year ... so you can count them. Many of my interns went on to very "internships" continued on page 3 V COURTESY PHOTO As an Intern you can gain valuable on-the-job experience in a casual atmosphere. Legislature opens with quick passage of bills By Patty Henetz ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Utah Senate on Monday advanced 14 bills and the House of Representatives unanimously defeated a proposed $10-a-day raise for themselves on the first day of the 2002 Legislative General Session. "That's a pretty heavy schedule for the first day," said Senate President Al Mansell, R-Sandy, just before adjourning. "We normally don't pass any bills." ( , Indeed, because the 2002 Legislature will f be cut in two and shortened to make time for the 2002 Olympics, much , of the pageantry that normally consumes the opening day was compressed into the start of courtesy photo the morning jne state legislature voted down a floor sessions. $iQday raise on Monday. The first hour of the Senate's opener was Iighthearted, with the singing of "Happy Birthday" and a high-school chorale's rendition of "Home on the Range" and "God Bless America." The Rev. France Davis of Salt Lake City's Calvary Baptist Church visited both chambers with the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission to commemorate the slain civil rights leader's birthday, now a national and state holiday. When the guests left, Mansell cautioned fellow senators to control their tempers during the lawmaking session. In dealing with the public and each other, Mansell urged them "to make the real effort to ask the right questions in a way that is not hos- tne. In the House of Representatives, J H too, Speaker - Marty Stephens' "I address was , laced with "J y including a warning about "the increasing trivialization of religious beliefs and morals in our society." "The more we, in the name of political correctness or accommodation, deny this nation's reliance on a divine being, the more we jeopardize the very foundation of our system of government," said Net Spot THE HOTTEST SPOTS IN: NewsPolitics www.washingtonpostcom www.foxnews.com wwwjp.org msn.com netxnews.net Entertainment: fandango.com sundance.org utahvalleymusic.com moviefone.com 'Music Online: grokster.com liquidaudio.com morpheous.com Student helfx: info-trac.com fastweb.com google.com lycos.com 'Sports uvsc.eduathletics espn.com nhl.com espn.go.com nba.com wnba.com I320kfan.com foxsports.com Supreme Court to consider census practice of estimating household size By Anne Gearan ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether census takers may estimate the size of one household based on that of its neighbors, an inexact technique critics say flouts the Constitution's requirement for an "actual enumeration." The household estimation method is used as a last resort when census workers repeatedly fail to find , , , , . anyone home. The court will 'Jrtfl A hear an appeal from Utah, which claims that methods used in the 2000 census robbed the state of one of its congres sional seats. The court also wants both sides to give their views on whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction over the case. "I'm elated Utah will finally have its day in court," Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said Tuesday. "I always told everyone we had a case and that the Supreme Court would hear it." i The supreme court will decide II the 2000 Census was accurate. If the justices conclude that they do not have jurisdiction, the decision of a lower court against Utah would stand. The court is expected to hear the case by next fall, and its ruling would not affect races to fill congressional seats in the November election. Utah lost a separate census challenge last year, when the high court refused to hear complaints that the census wrongly excluded "X Mormon missionaries working overseas. In the latest Utah case, a panel of three federal judges voted 2-1 in November to s dismiss the state's m lawsuit challenging ' " the household esti-mation tech- C0UHTEST PHOTO The lower court said it is reasonable to assume that households in the same neighborhood will be of similar size. In its appeal to the Supreme Court, the state argued that the phrase "actual enumeration" means the Constitution's framers specifically ruled out "Census" continued on page 5